One of the first cakes I ever made was a coffee cake. A few girlfriends and I were getting together to watch the much-anticipated season premiere of Beverly Hills 90210, and I decided we needed cake! I’m still pissed that Brenda and Dylan broke up, but the cake was delicious and made everything ok. Coffee…
Category: Sweet Bakes
Italian Almond Cookies
These are my father’s favourite cookies. Like a lot of Italians, he is a big fan of anything almond flavoured. This is my take on a recipe I cut out of an Italian magazine many years ago. That recipe consisted of a list of ingredients and very few instructions. In my experience, most of the…
Big & Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
These are the oatmeal cookies you daydream about on rainy Sunday afternoons when there’s nothing good on TV…or maybe that’s just me. In any case, these cookies are real good. The addition of cornstarch ensures the cookies remain perfectly chewy on the inside, and a little crispy on the outside. A touch of molasses adds…
Baked Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts
A few months ago, I bought a doughnut baking pan. I’ve been experimenting with different recipes, and most of them turned out doughnuts that were a little dry. After some tweaking, I’ve come up with what I think is a pretty darn good baked doughnut; they’re moist, rich and finished with a delicious chocolate glaze….
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